FINMA News

The Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) of Switzerland has rejected Bitcoin Suisse’s application for a banking license. AML Weaknesses Contributed to the Rejection The move is a significant setback for the eight-year-old crypto broker, which is flush with cash, on…

Crypto Broker AG, the brokerage subsidiary of Swiss digital assets startup Crypto Finance Group, received a securities license from Switzerland’s financial watchdog. Crypto Broker AG Scores FINMA Securities License According to a press release on PRNewswire on Monday (Feb. 1,…

According to sources, BBVA, the second-largest bank in Spain–with an estimated $840 billion of assets under management, is planning to offer crypto trading and custody services first in Switzerland as per a CoinDesk report on Dec 7. Launching from Switzerland The stellar…

Tezos (XTZ) staking receives backing from major Swiss bank. Sygnum Launches XTZ Staking Support Switzerland-based regulated bank, Sygnum recently announced the launch of staking support for Tezos (XTZ), an open-sourced blockchain protocol having the backing of more than 1,300 global…

Swiss financial watchdog, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has given the go-ahead to InCore bank to engage in digital asset transactions, the bank announced recently. FINMA Approves InCore Bank for Cryptocurrency Transactions Swiss regulators continue to make crypto-banking…

BitGo, a California-based digital assets financial services firm is expanding its global presence by launching two new cryptocurrency custodial platforms in Switzerland and Germany.  The new custodial companies are aimed at providing BitGo customers with more jurisdictions to choose from,…

Mark Branson, the head of FINMA, is more worried about cryptocurrency networks being developed behind the scenes and scaling to a height where they cannot be stopped. While Libra is open to regulatory collaboration, there are plenty of projects that…

Facebook’s Project Libra has applied for a  payment system license from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). FINMA says Libra’s service offerings will, however, require a broader oversight that would include operational risks, liquidity and more, according to a…

Sygnum, a cryptocurrency company that claims to develop an integrated solution that enables its clients to securely issue, store, trade and manage blockchain-based cryptoassets, is seeking for a banking license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), to enable it…

FINMA, Switzerland’s financial regulatory body, recently awarded its first banking and securities dealers’ licenses to two Swiss blockchain banks, according to a report by Finews on August 26, 2019. The license comes after the regulatory body released a guideline regarding cryptocurrency…

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) said on March 27, 2019, that Envion AG’s ICO failed to follow the law when it took money from investors during its fundraising. A court in Zug has also opened bankruptcy proceedings against…

Switzerland’s Federal Assembly on March 20, 2019, passed a motion in favor of adopting the existing cryptocurrency regulation legislation. The motion was supported by 99 assemblymen who voted in its favor and will now move to the upper house of…

Switzerland’s financial watchdog, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), unveiled a new set of guidelines on December 3, 2018, to propel the development of the local blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. Notably, local crypto startups will now be able to…

Swiss Financial Services Startup Seba Crypto AG, is looking to create a bank that offers cryptocurrency services to corporations while providing traditional banking services to the emerging cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, reported Reuters on September 27, 2018. The Swiss startup recently…

Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA released a press release on July 26, 2018, regarding investigations into Envion AG’s Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Proceedings Focused on ICO The proceedings are particularly interested in potential violations of Swiss banking laws, that…

Crypto Fund AG has received approval from the Swiss financial regulators FINMA to begin distributing funds. This license will allow the fund to offer new instruments within the Swiss financial market. The grant serves as a milestone in crypto-oriented regulation.…